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Sherman is a tiny town of 545 people in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. It's about 74 miles from Florence, AL and 82 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $982 a month.
545people
$159kTypical home
$982/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 545
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 313 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Memphis, TN
- 74 mi to Florence, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,002/mo)
- Median rent $982/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TUP airport
- 80 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pontotoc County: R+68 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.